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Lots of Events over two days on the beautiful rolling fields of Woodsom Farm.
with Directions & Contacts
As of mid-week, the Hay Field at Woodsum was un-mowed. With waist high hay, model retrieval will be very difficult and models will likely be lost.
The brass hats have decided to cancel the Free Flight Model Airplane Contest and replace it with a Fun Fly on one of the smaller mowed fields at Woodsom.
We will run a morning Fun Fly and with some luck run the 10% ML events and maybe Embryo, Dime Scale and Simple Scale. We’ll be meeting at 9AM in the Woodsom Farm parking lot off Lions Mouth Road in Amesbury.
Hope to see you there tomorrow morning for the Fun Fly.
Also, please remember that we’ll be running a two day Contest at Woodsom on September 10,11. Check out the Contest Flyer and get your models ready for that meet!
See you on the flightline skyster!
Remember: Meets at Woodsom Farm in Amesbury on August 20, and September 10-11, 2022. See you there!
You may have seen clubster John Koptonak’s 10 Step Trimming Guide in a recent Flying Aces Club newsletter. It’s a great piece and has been helpful to many folks in getting their Free Flight models to fly.
Sam knows what he’s talking about. At the recent 2022 FAC Nationals meet in Geneseo, he ran deep into the final heats of several very competitive mass launch events.
Great job carrying the torch for the Stealth Sqdn, Sam. And thanks for sharing your flight trimming techniques!
Click the link below to read the article.
We’re back Flying at Woodsom Farm in Amesbury on August 20, and September 10-11, 2022.
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Woo Hoo! We’re back flying on the big field at Woodsom Farm for our next two meets. Grab that pencil and mark your calendars now gang, ’cause you don’t want to miss any of the ozone-splitting free flight aero-action!
Saturday, August 20, 2022 – Stealth Squadron Late Summer Meet, Amesbury MA
Saturday & Sunday, September 10-11, 2022- Stealth Squadron Early Fall Meet, Amesbury MA
Ah yes! Mecca for FACers worldwide and the stick and tissue FF modeling paparazzi for the last 4o years.. the Big Show..G-town.. G-tropolis.. the Flying Aces Club Nationals at Geneseo in beautiful upstate New York.
This year the big Meet ran from Wednesday July 13 through Saturday July 16. The weather was fabulous with light and variable winds on several of the flying days and no rain. Saturday was magical with bright skies, thermals and nary a breath of wind for most of the day. Many long cloud-hopping flights were put up, often with the model landing a short stroll away from the launch point.
The Stealth Sqdn, Glastonbury Modelers and Pinkham Field Irregulars were well represented with several clubsters placing high among the finishers in several big events.
A special shout out is in order for clubsters Claudette M and Imelda K who helped FAC IT czar Rick P with Entrant Registration for the Contest. Claudette also spent a lot of time in the GHQ tent processing timing slips – and she even helped run at least one mass launch event out on the field. Our hats are off to you both – you’re the best!
Speaking of the best – John R was there with his trusty iphone capturing the action as it unfolded. We’ll let his pictures tell the story. We’ve posted a few here, but you can see the full FAC Nats 2022 collection HERE. Many thanks for these John!
We know a bunch more Stealth Squadroneers would have loved to have made it to the Nats. Hopefully next year we’ll see you there skyster!
Clubster John R. took some great photos! Check them out HERE
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Some folks were on vacation. Some folks were at the beach. And some folks were enjoying a long leisurely bike ride (clubster Steve K did stop by on his Cannondale to check out the flying action).
Maybe it was the rescheduled date from the previous weekend which was very windy. Regardless, it was a terrific flying day with light winds and thermals. A couple models landed in the nice shade trees ringing the field, but were retrieved without damage. Flying at the Pony Express field was low-key with lighthearted yet keen competition. A fine time was had by all.
A hearty thanks goes out to Rich Z who made the arrangements for the field and worked with the town to reschedule the meet to a day with better weather. Well done!
Genial John R. drove up from Boston and had his iphone working overtime capturing the action. It’s always fun to see John’s pictorial take on our meets.
Check out John’s pics at https://photos.app.goo.gl/dQHaAjcxEN1vfAuT7
John says have some fun with the pics – go ahead and post your comments/captions, etc.
Thanks skysters!
Due to high winds, the 6/18/2022 meet at the Pony Express Field in Ipswich has been RESCHEDULED TO SATURDAY 6/25/2022. Same place (Pony Express, Ipswich), time (9AM start) and events (view the full Contest Flyer with Directions to the field HERE – note this flyer still carries the old date).
The weather is looking much better for the 25th and we hope to see you all there!
Supercapacitors offer many advantages as power systems for lightweight Free Flight models
How often have you heard a bystander say “I used to build models like that as a kid”?
Sam is back with another article sharing his learnings, explaining the advantages of supercap systems and even recommending where to get the components to make your own system. Many thanks to Sam for sharing!
Click the link below to read his article and do keep us posted if you try out a supercap power system!
visit the Photos page for more pics
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Well gang, the 2022 Stealth Sqdn outdoor flying season got off to a strong start on Saturday May 14.
The weather at Woodsom Farm in Amesbury, MA started off with more wind than expected. But the wind moderated by midday and many long flights were made.
Flyers were productive over the long winter building season and several new models were seen in the air.
Steve E was spotted flying his big Condor and another new rakish sport model he calls Corvette. Terrific new designs from Steve.
Sean R entered a great flying Leopard Moth in the Golden Age Civil event. We think this was from an EasyBuilt kit.
Several Comet T-Crafts from the Indoor One Design event were seen flitting about.
Vance G put in a few promising test flights with his outstanding new Latecoere FAC Scale Model. Vance built this from enlarged Steve Griebling plans published in an old Crosswinds newsletter.
Tom N flew his new flat-winged Airdevel Fokker Transport dime scale model.
And there were many more.
Camaraderie and freindly competition is featured in all Stealth Sqdn meets, but there were a couple special moments at the May 14 meet.
Sean R won the hotly contested WW2 mass launch event with his reduced-size version of the Nassise Mustang.
The P-51 “Old Crow” flew straight and long using up much of the field to edge out Tom N’s Polikarpov I-153.
Sean in turn got edged out in the Golden Age/Modern Civil event. His DH Leopard Moth just couldn’t hang in there against Rich Z’s Guillow’s Fairchild 24 which was flown by Evan P.
Vance G’s dainty little General Airistocrat was flying great and won the Peanut Scale event.
It was a great day. See you in June at the Ipswich Polo Field meet skyster!
Fly on the largest grass sod field in the Northeast. This is one of the best FAC contests of the outdoor season with top competitors traveling from MA, CT, VA, NY, Ohio, No. Carolina, and more. Don’t miss this one!
View the full Contest Flyer and Directions to the field. The Days Inn in Middletown NY (Rt 17M) is a good place to stay. Several flyers will be camping on the field as well.
It’s worth the trip! There are lots of opportunities to fly this outdoor season.
See you on the flightline!
View the full Contest Flyer with directions & contacts HERE.
Mark the second Saturday in May on your calendars Skysters! Fly with the Stealth Squadroneers on the beautiful rolling fields of Woodsom Farm in Amesbury, MA.
After being cooped up all winter the gang is ready to get out and fly. Many new models will be shown and flown, so plan to be there!
Events are as posted on the flyer above.
Come out and join the fun even if you don’t have a model. We’ll help you learn more about stick and tissue free flight models and this rewarding hobby.
See you on the flightline!
